I got my first STI as a newly single sub with no idea how to practice kinky safer sex. Turns out safer sex is everyone’s responsibility.

Consensual non-consent, an electrosex checklist, tumblr is for porn, two things people in long-term relationships are good at, dating as a transfeminine girl and more.

A new study suggests sexually active lesbian teens have more partners and lost their virginities earlier than heterosexuals and that one in five lesbian’s most recent sex partner was a man.

In which we discuss the concept of safer dating.

Butt plugs and anal beads not on a string; these are a few of my favorite things.

How to have sex on the beach (if you must), the history of dildos, Canadian sex positions, deconstructing anti-porn arguments and more.

I have never wanted to love a dildo as hard as I wanted to love the Fusion. (But I didn’t.)

Affordable, versatile, portable, waterproof — and also the cutest vibe I’ve ever seen.

Our latest round of results from the 2015 Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey is all about the porn, erotica and smut you consume and how often you consume it — and why so many queer women watch straight or gay male porn instead of girl-on-girl.

Our QTPOC besties are vital to our existence so we wanted to create a list filled with our stories to celebrate just how magical they are.

Good winter sex, mutual vulnerability, the problems with how lingerie companies approach androgyny, supporting ethical porn and more.

“Met some friends for drinks after work. Too tipsy and sleepy to think about sex or masturbating tonight. Will rectify the masturbation-less week over the weekend. Or at least take another one of those magical sexy baths.”

Definitely don’t worry about it you’re fine everything’s gonna be fine.

“Forget all your ideas about what the person across the table from you might want until they tell you so you can actually listen when they do.”

So customers, even those who normally research toys to make sure they’re safe before buying, are giving business to companies producing unsafe toys rather than companies producing safe ones — over time, if left unchecked, this kind of trickery and douchebaggery could lead to the good toys actually increasing in price, thus widening the gap of who can and cannot afford them.

This week on NSFW Sunday: weird sex laws, orgasms and your brain, and more.

This not-so-dating app helps you find your community and maybe even a girlfriend.

Autostraddle staff talks anonymously about when they started masturbating, among other things. Join us, won’t you?

Lesbian sex in bathrooms brought to you by heterosexism.

Once upon a time I married a man, had kids, and realized I was a lesbian. Here’s what happened and what I wish somebody had told me at the time.